Timeline
Birth- 24 Oct 1942
1955 - 1975Vietnam War- Age: 25 years
Served For
United States of America
Rank
Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Grade
O2
Major Command
Pac Fleet
Squadron
VO-67
Years Served
2
Branch
Navy
Conflict Period
Vietnam War
Gold Star
Casualty- 11 Jan 1968-Age: 25 years
Type
Hostile, Died While Missing
Body Recovered
Not recovered
Cause
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Enlistment
Type
Reserve
Marital Status
Married
Marriage- 1967-Age: 24 years
Sue Littlefield
Religion
Protestant - No Denominational Preference
Memorial Wall Location: Panel
34E
Race or Ethnicity
Caucasian
Memorial Wall Location: Line
27
Hometown
Hope, KS
Gender
Male
Vietnam War Service: Decorations
Air Medal & Purple Heart
Vietnam War Service: Base
Nakhon Phantom Airfield, Nakhon, Thailand
Vietnam War Service: Unit
Observation Squadron 67
Vietnam War Service: Enlistment
1966
Vietnam War Service: Casualty Date
11 Jan 1968
Vietnam War Service: Aircraft
Lockheed OP-2E Neptune "Crew 2"
Vietnam War Service: Position
Pilot
Vietnam War Service: Final Mission
Sensor Seeding
Recovery: JTFFA/CILHI Investigation
Mar 2000
Recovery: Repatriated
10 July 2001
Recovery: Identification
Central Identification Laboratory (CILHI), Hawaii
Recovery: Identified
20 May 2003
Recovery: Initial Joint Investigation
May 1993
Recovery: JTFFA Investigation
Apr 1996
Death- 11 Jan 1968-Age: 25 years
Age at Death
25
Khammouane Province, Laos
Burial- 18 June 2003
Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Other Facts
Marriage
Marital Status
Married
Full Name
Denis Leon Anderson
